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author | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2004-08-03 21:46:59 +0000 |
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committer | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2004-08-03 21:46:59 +0000 |
commit | e710973823a9bbc5e904b1e829a0707e61ff21c5 (patch) | |
tree | b089733d9e628b19e64a9e7909e96308a3f8877f /share/man/man4/man4.hp300 | |
parent | 64d5018aaa427d0e10165c038e59678b058e4f55 (diff) |
Replace the old 4.4BSD scsi code used on hp300 with a ``real'' driver
interfaced with the MI scsi code.
Adapted from NetBSD with some changes (especially to get tape and old
cd-rom drives to not cause the driver to spin during probe).
Tested by millert@ and I, ok millert@
Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4/man4.hp300')
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/man4.hp300/Makefile | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/man4.hp300/ct.4 | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/man4.hp300/dio.4 | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/man4.hp300/hd.4 | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/man4.hp300/intro.4 | 12 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/man4.hp300/oscsi.4 | 63 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/man4.hp300/sd.4 | 154 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/man4.hp300/spc.4 | 59 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/man4.hp300/st.4 | 241 |
9 files changed, 83 insertions, 478 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/Makefile b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/Makefile index 9a1385826d6..ed6fa56d45c 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/Makefile +++ b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/Makefile @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ -# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.8 2003/03/16 20:12:50 miod Exp $ +# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.9 2004/08/03 21:46:49 miod Exp $ # from: @(#)Makefile 5.1 (Berkeley) 6/29/90 MAN= apci.4 autoconf.4 cons.4 ct.4 dca.4 dcm.4 dio.4 dvbox.4 frodo.4 gbox.4 \ - grf.4 hd.4 hil.4 hyper.4 intro.4 ite.4 le.4 mem.4 nhpib.4 oscsi.4 \ - ppi.4 rbox.4 sd.4 topcat.4 + grf.4 hd.4 hil.4 hyper.4 intro.4 ite.4 le.4 mem.4 nhpib.4 \ + ppi.4 rbox.4 spc.4 topcat.4 MLINKS= mem.4 kmem.4 MLINKS+=nhpib.4 fhpib.4 nhpib.4 hpibbus.4 MANSUBDIR=hp300 diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/ct.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/ct.4 index 24b9e691830..b186367cbea 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/ct.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/ct.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ct.4,v 1.9 2003/06/02 23:30:13 millert Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ct.4,v 1.10 2004/08/03 21:46:49 miod Exp $ .\ .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. @@ -96,12 +96,16 @@ through refer to streaming no-rewind interfaces. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mt 1 , +.Xr cd 4 , +.Xr ch 4 , .Xr hd 4 , .Xr hpibbus 4 , .Xr intro 4 , .Xr mtio 4 , .Xr sd 4 , -.Xr st 4 +.Xr ss 4 , +.Xr st 4 , +.Xr uk 4 .Sh BUGS Read and writes of less than 1024 bytes will not behave as expected. The 9145 device is currently treated as a 9144. diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/dio.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/dio.4 index 797a379c29b..045120005c4 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/dio.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/dio.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: dio.4,v 1.3 2004/03/22 22:07:20 miod Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: dio.4,v 1.4 2004/08/03 21:46:49 miod Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: dio.4,v 1.2 2002/01/15 01:31:30 wiz Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ .\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE .\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd September 10, 2001 +.Dd July 27, 2004 .Dt DIO 4 hp300 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ HP-IB interface .El .Ss SCSI interfaces .Bl -tag -width XXXXXX_4_ -offset indent -compact -.It Xr oscsi 4 -Old HP300 SCSI driver +.It Xr spc 4 +HP 98658 SCSI host adaptor .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr dca 4 , @@ -117,6 +117,6 @@ Old HP300 SCSI driver .Xr hyper 4 , .Xr intro 4 , .Xr le 4 , -.Xr oscsi 4 , .Xr rbox 4 , +.Xr spc 4 , .Xr topcat 4 diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/hd.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/hd.4 index bfd7796050c..29b38741bfc 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/hd.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/hd.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: hd.4,v 1.11 2003/07/21 09:24:33 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: hd.4,v 1.12 2004/08/03 21:46:49 miod Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. @@ -315,11 +315,15 @@ An unrecoverable data error occurred during transfer of the specified block on the specified disk. .El .Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr cd 4 , +.Xr ch 4 , .Xr \&ct 4 , .Xr hpibbus 4 , .Xr intro 4 , .Xr sd 4 , -.Xr st 4 +.Xr ss 4 , +.Xr st 4 , +.Xr uk 4 .Sh BUGS The current disk partitioning is totally bogus. .Tn CS/80 diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/intro.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/intro.4 index 163bbedb448..dde08fe2ffd 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/intro.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/intro.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: intro.4,v 1.19 2004/03/31 08:33:56 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: intro.4,v 1.20 2004/08/03 21:46:49 miod Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ .\" .\" from: @(#)intro.4 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93 .\" -.Dd June 5, 1993 +.Dd July 27, 2004 .Dt INTRO 4 hp300 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -140,18 +140,14 @@ frame buffer. HP Internal Terminal Emulator. .It Xr le 4 98643 LANCE-based Ethernet interface. -.It Xr oscsi -Old HP300 SCSI interface. .It Xr ppi 4 HP-IB printer/plotter interface. .It Xr rbox 4 .Tn HP98720 .Dq Renaissance frame buffer. -.It Xr sd 4 -SCSI disk drives. -.It Xr st 4 -CCS SCSI tape drives. +.It Xr spc 4 +HP 98658 SCSI host adaptor. .It Xr topcat 4 .Tn HP98544 .Dq Topcat , diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/oscsi.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/oscsi.4 deleted file mode 100644 index 540aeebbcf3..00000000000 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/oscsi.4 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: oscsi.4,v 1.1 2003/03/16 20:12:51 miod Exp $ -.\" $NetBSD: oscsi.4,v 1.2 2002/01/15 01:36:36 wiz Exp $ -.\" -.\" Copyright (c) 2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. -.\" All rights reserved. -.\" -.\" This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation -.\" by Gregory McGarry. -.\" -.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without -.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions -.\" are met: -.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. -.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the -.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. -.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software -.\" must display the following acknowledgement: -.\" This product includes software developed by the NetBSD -.\" Foundation, Inc. and its contributors. -.\" 4. Neither the name of The NetBSD Foundation nor the names of its -.\" contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived -.\" from this software without specific prior written permission. -.\" -.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS -.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED -.\" TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR -.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS -.\" BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR -.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF -.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS -.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN -.\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) -.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE -.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. -.\" -.Dd September 11, 2001 -.Dt OSCSI 4 hp300 -.Os -.Sh NAME -.Nm oscsi -.Nd -.Tn old HP300 CCS SCSI interface -.Sh SYNOPSIS -.Cd "oscsi* at dio? scode ?" -.Cd "sd* at oscsi? target ? lun ?" -.Cd "st* at oscsi? target ? lun ?" -.Cd "ac* at oscsi? target ? lun ?" -.Sh DESCRIPTION -The -.Nm -driver supports the SCSI interface on HP 9000/3xx and 9000/4xx series -workstations. -.Sh SEE ALSO -.\".Xr ac 4 , -.Xr dio 4 , -.Xr intro 4 , -.Xr sd 4 , -.Xr st 4 -.Sh BUGS -The current interface should be replaced with the -machine-independent SCSI subsystem. diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/sd.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/sd.4 deleted file mode 100644 index 7404ce5671f..00000000000 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/sd.4 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,154 +0,0 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: sd.4,v 1.7 2003/11/09 16:06:07 jmc Exp $ -.\" -.\" Copyright (c) 1996 -.\" Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org>. All rights reserved. -.\" -.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without -.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions -.\" are met: -.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. -.\" -.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the -.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. -.\" -.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND -.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE -.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE -.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE -.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL -.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS -.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) -.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT -.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY -.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF -.\" SUCH DAMAGE. -.\" -.Dd January 18, 1996 -.Dt SD 4 hp300 -.Os -.Sh NAME -.Nm sd -.Nd SCSI disk driver -.Sh SYNOPSIS -.Cd "sd* at oscsi? target ? lun ?" -.Sh DESCRIPTION -The -.Nm -driver provides support for a -.Tn SCSI -disk. -It allows the disk to be divided up into a set of pseudo devices called -.Em partitions . -.Pp -When the -.Tn SCSI -adapter is probed during boot, the -.Tn SCSI -bus is scanned for devices. -Any devices found which answer as -.Sq Em Direct -type devices will be attached to the -.Nm -driver. -The devices will be attached as -.Li sdN -devices, matching their -.Tn SCSI -identifiers. -For example, a disk with -.Tn SCSI -id set to 6 will attach as -.Li sd6 . -.Sh PARTITIONING -.Xr disklabel 8 -is used to partition the drive into filesystems. -.Sh IOCTLS -The following -.Xr ioctl 2 -calls apply to -.Tn SCSI -disks as well as to other disks. -They are defined in the header file -.Aq Pa sys/disklabel.h . -.Bl -tag -width DIOCSDINFO -.\".It Dv DIOCSBAD -.\"Usually used to set up a bad-block mapping system on the disk. -.\".Tn SCSI -.\"drive incorporate their own bad-block mapping so this command is not -.\"implemented. -.It Dv DIOCGDINFO -Read, from the kernel, the in-core copy of the disklabel for the -drive. -This may be a fictitious disklabel if the drive has never -been initialized, in which case it will contain information read -from the -.Tn SCSI -inquiry commands. -.It Dv DIOCSDINFO -Give the driver a new disklabel to use. -The driver -.Em will not -write the new -disklabel to the disk. -.It Dv DIOCWLABEL -Enable or disable the driver's software -write protect of the disklabel on the disk. -.It Dv DIOCWDINFO -Give the driver a new disklabel to use. -The driver -.Em will -write the new disklabel to the disk. -.It Dv DIOCLOCK -Lock the media cartridge into the device, or unlock a cartridge previously -locked. -Used to prevent user and software eject while the media is in use. -.It Dv DIOCEJECT -Eject the media cartridge from a removable device. -.El -.Pp -In addition, the -.Tn SCSI -general -.Fn ioctl -commands may be used with the -.Nm -driver, but only against the -.Sq Li c -(whole disk) partition. -.Sh NOTES -If a removable device is attached to the -.Nm -driver, then the act of changing the media will invalidate the -disklabel and information held within the kernel. -To avoid corruption, all access to the device will be discarded until there -are no more open file descriptors referencing the device. -During this period, all new open attempts will be rejected. -When no more open file descriptors reference the device, the next -open will load a new set of parameters (including disklabel) for the drive. -.Sh FILES -.Bl -tag -width /dev/rsdXXXXX -compact -.It Pa /dev/sd Ns Ar u Ns Ar p -block mode -.Tn SCSI -disk unit -.Ar u , -partition -.Ar p -.It Pa /dev/rsd Ns Ar u Ns Ar p -raw mode -.Tn SCSI -disk unit -.Ar u , -partition -.Ar p -.El -.Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr \&ct 4 , -.Xr hd 4 , -.Xr intro 4 , -.Xr oscsi 4 , -.Xr st 4 , -.Xr disklabel 5 , -.Xr disklabel 8 diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/spc.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/spc.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..472c22fc9c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/spc.4 @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: spc.4,v 1.1 2004/08/03 21:46:49 miod Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: spc.4,v 1.1 2003/08/01 02:36:04 tsutsui Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2003 Izumi Tsutsui. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products +.\" derived from this software without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES +.\" OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. +.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, +.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT +.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, +.\" DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY +.\" THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT +.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF +.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.Dd July 27, 2004 +.Dt SPC 4 hp300 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm spc +.Nd HP 98658 SCSI host adaptor driver +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Cd "spc* at dio? scode ?" +.Pp +.Cd "scsibus* at spc?" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +driver provides support for the +.Tn Fujitsu +MB87030/MB89352 +.Tn SCSI +Protocol Controller (SPC) chips, used as part of the +.Tn HP +98658 SCSI interface. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr cd 4 , +.Xr ch 4 , +.Xr dio 4 , +.Xr intro 4 , +.Xr scsi 4 , +.Xr sd 4 , +.Xr ss 4 , +.Xr st 4 , +.Xr uk 4 +.Sh BUGS +Synchronous data transfers are not currently supported. diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/st.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/st.4 deleted file mode 100644 index 16c841980c6..00000000000 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.hp300/st.4 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,241 +0,0 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: st.4,v 1.15 2003/06/06 10:29:42 jmc Exp $ -.\" -.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993 -.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. -.\" -.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by -.\" the Systems Programming Group of the University of Utah Computer -.\" Science Department. -.\" -.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without -.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions -.\" are met: -.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. -.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the -.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. -.\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors -.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software -.\" without specific prior written permission. -.\" -.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND -.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE -.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE -.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE -.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL -.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS -.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) -.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT -.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY -.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF -.\" SUCH DAMAGE. -.\" -.\" from: @(#)st.4 8.2 (Berkeley) 11/30/93 -.\" -.Dd November 30, 1993 -.Dt ST 4 hp300 -.Os -.Sh NAME -.Nm st -.Nd -.Tn CCS SCSI -tape driver -.Sh SYNOPSIS -.Cd "st* at oscsi? target ? lun ?" -.Sh DESCRIPTION -The -.Nm -driver was written especially to support the Exabyte -.Tn EXB-8200 8MM -Cartridge -Tape Subsystem. -It has several extensions specific to the Exabyte, but should support other -tape drives as long as they follow the -.Tn ANSI SCSI-I -specification. -Besides extensive use with an Exabyte, the driver has been tested with an -Archive -.Tn QIC-24 -tape drive. -The -.Nm -tape interface provides a standard tape drive interface -as described in -.Xr mtio 4 -with the following exceptions: -.Bl -enum -.It -Density is dependent on device type. -Current Exabyte hardware has only one density. -The -.Tn EXB-8500 -drive, when released, will have a high -density format of -.Tn 5.6GB . -On an Archive -.Tn QIC-24 -drive the driver reads both -.Tn QIC-11 -and -.Tn QIC-24 -formats -but writes only -.Tn QIC-24 . -.It -Only the ``raw'' interface is supported. -.El -.Pp -Special Exabyte Support: -.Pp -The -.Dv MTIOCGET -.Xr ioctl 2 -call on an Exabyte returns this structure: -.Bd -literal -struct mtget { - short mt_type; /* type of magtape device */ - short mt_dsreg; /* sc_flags */ - short mt_erreg; /* high 8 bytes error status */ - /* low 8 bytes percentage of Rewrites - if writing, ECC errors if reading */ - short mt_resid; /* Mbyte until end of tape */ -}; -.Ed -.Pp -Bit 4 in the minor device number is used -to select long filemarks or short filemarks. -A long filemark occupies 2.12 MBytes of space on the tape, while a short -filemark occupies 488 KBytes. -A long filemark includes an erase gap while the short filemark does not. -The tape can be positioned on the -.Tn BOT -side of a long filemark allowing -data to be appended with a write operation. -Since the short filemark does not contain an erase gap which would allow -writing it is considered to be non-erasable. -If either type of filemark is followed by blank tape, data may be appended -on its -.Tn EOT -side. -.Pp -Bit 5 in the minor device number selects fixed block mode with a block -size of 1K. -Variable length records are the default if bit 5 is not set. -.Pp -For unit 0 here are the effects of minor device bits 2,3,4,5. -For other units add the -.Em unit# -to each of the device names. -.Bl -column norewind density filemarks -offset indent -.Em norewind high short fixed -.Em density filemarks block mode -rst0 -nrst0 X -rst8 X -nrst8 X X -rst16 X -nrst16 X X -rst24 X X -nrst24 X X X -rst32 X -nrst32 X X -rst40 X X -nrst40 X X X -rst48 X X -nrst48 X X X -rst56 X X X -nrst56 X X X X -.El -.Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr mt 1 , -.Xr \&ct 4 , -.Xr hd 4 , -.Xr intro 4 , -.Xr mtio 4 , -.Xr oscsi 4 , -.Xr sd 4 -.Rs -.%T EXB-8200 8MM Cartridge Tape Subsystem Interface User Manual -.Re -.Sh BUGS -The -.Tn HP -98268 -.Tn SCSI -controller hardware can not do odd length -.Tn DMA -transfers. -If odd length -.Tn DMA I/O -is requested the driver will use the -"Program Transfer Mode" of the Fujitsu -.Tn MB87030 -chip. -Read requests are normally even length for which a -.Tn DMA -transfer is used. -If, however, the driver detects that an odd length read has happened -(when an even length was requested) it will issue the -.Dv EIO -error and the last byte of the read -data will be 0x00. -Odd length read requests must match the size of the requested data block -on tape. -.Pp -The following only applies when using long filemarks. -Short filemarks can not be overwritten. -.Bd -filled -offset 4n -Due to the helical scan and the erase mechanism, there is a writing -limitation on Exabyte drives. -.Dq Li tar r -or -.Dq Li tar u -will not work -.Pf ( Dq Li tar c -is ok). -One can only start writing at 1) beginning of tape, 2) on the -end of what was last written, 3) "front" side of a regular (long) filemark. -For example, you have a tape with 3 tar files. -If you want to save the first file, but overwrite the second two files with -new data, on a normal -1/4" or 1/2" drive you would do: -.Pp -.Li "mt fsf 1; tar cf /dev/nrst0 ..." -.Pp -but for an Exabyte you need to do: -.Pp -.Li "mt fsf 1; mt bsf 1; mt weof 1; tar cf /dev/nrst0 ..." -.Pp -The regular long filemark consists of an erased zone 3.8" long -(needed to begin a write). -In this case, the first filemark is rewritten in place, which creates an -erased zone -.Em after -it, clearing the -way to write more on the tape. -The erase head is not helical. -.Pp -One can position a tape to the end of what was last written by reading -until a -.Tn \*qBLANK CHECK\*q -error is returned. -Writing can be started at this point. -(This applies to both long and short filemarks.) -The tape does not become positioned somewhere down the "erased" area as -does a conventional magtape. -One can issue multiple reads at the -.Tn \*qBLANK CHECK\*q -error, but the Exabyte stays positioned at the beginning of the -blank area, ready to accept write commands. -File skip operations do not stop at blank tape and will run into old data -or run to the end of the tape, so you have to be careful not to -.Dq Li mt fsf too_many . -.Ed -.Pp -Archive support gets confused if asked to move more filemarks than there are -on the tape. -.Pp -This man page needs some work. -Some of these are not really bugs, just unavoidable consequences of the -hardware. |